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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • idrispatrick560@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick idris" <idrispat0012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: idrispatrick560@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:16:33 +0100
Subject: Contact Me..........From Patrick Idris.

Private and Confidential From Patrick Idris.

Greetings From Patrick Idris.

Sule's chamber's Johannesburg South Africa
Email: idrispatrick560@yahoo.it

Hello,

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge
of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your
confidentiality.

I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of
mutual benefit.

I am Barrister Patrick Idris a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Kenneth Gardner, a national of your country,who used to work with
British/Dutch Shell petroleum-development Company Pty in S/Africa,after
referred as my client.On the 21st of April 2005,my client, his Wife and
their three children were involved in a car accident along sagamu express
road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then
I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in claiming his
contract sum which he executed under S/African National Petroleum
Corperation(SNPC) before his sudden death.Particularly, the Federal Ministry
of finance(FMF) and the Finance Company where the deceased had his contract
fund valued at about US$26million dollars has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 2years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$26million dollars can be paid to your bank account.For God sake, I will
acquire all necessary legal documents in your name that can be used to back
up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by my alternative e-mail address Via: idrispatrick560@yahoo.it
and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further
about this transaction.

Best regards,
Patrick Idris

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